A quirky material that behaves like a mishmash of liquid and solid could be hidden deep in the Earth. Computer simulations described in two studies suggest that the material in Earth’s inner core, ...

A new study suggests that Earth’s inner core may contain a bizarre form of hydrogen that behaves unlike anything found at the ...

While Earth's core consists mostly of iron, its density implies that lighter elements are also mixed in. Because hydrogen is ...

(Rost-9D/iStock/Getty Images Plus) The Earth is akin to a rocky, molten-in-the-middle nesting doll – or perhaps a rotting, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Earth's inner core is likely a weird composition of superheated ...

Earth’s inner core may be made of fluid light elements swirling around amid a solid lattice of iron, according to a computer simulation study. A team of physicists recently modeled how alloys of iron ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth's core may have stopped spinning and might even have reversed its rotation, according to new research published in the ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. A study on the Earth's core titled "Superionic iron alloys and their seismic velocities in Earth's inner core" has been published in the journal Nature.

A study of the Earth’s core published last week in the journal Nature is challenging what scientists have thought about the structure of the planet. The new study showed that Earth’s inner core is in ...